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Santa Cruz de Tenerife

[san-tuh krooz duh ten-uh-rif, -reef, -ree-fey, sahn-tah krooth the te-ne-ree-fe, kroos]

noun

  1. a seaport on NE Tenerife island, in the W Canary Islands.



Santa Cruz de Tenerife

/ ˈsæntə ˈkruːz də ˌtɛnəˈriːf, ˈsanta ˈkruθ de teneˈrife /

noun

  1. a port and resort in the W Canary Islands, on NE Tenerife: oil refinery. Pop: 220 022 (2003 est)

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The first port of call is Santa Cruz de Tenerife and as the Avontuur approaches, the crew can hear the distant drums of the city's enormous carnival.

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In Santa Cruz de Tenerife, the capital of the largest island, Tenerife, demonstrators held placards that read "Tourist - respect my land!" and "Canaries have a limit".

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The Chamber of Commerce of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, the island's capital, said in a social media post that it believed "in the need to reflect on the future" of the tourism industry.

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Emergency services recommended residents in the area around the fire, which includes the capital Santa Cruz de Tenerife, to close windows and to stay indoors.

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But an administrative court in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, the capital of the Spanish archipelago, ruled last month that the 2017 concession by local authorities of public land for the tentative project was invalid.

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